NYREADME.txt explains the layout of NY.xls, NY.csv and NY.zip (xls is the Microsoft Excel
version, csv is the comma separated variable version, and zip is the zipped version of the .csv
version and this readme file).  These files contains New York precinct election and registration
data from the 2000 general election.

Note that New York law allows a candidate to accept the nomination of more than one party and
thus appear on the ballot more than once.  One needs to add up the votes for a candidate received
on each party line in order to calculate the total votes for the candidate.

Use and Attribution: All data is free and may be distributed as long as no charge is imposed and
this readme file is included with the data.  If you use the data, please include this citation: David
Lublin and D. Stephen Voss.  2001.  "Federal Elections Project." American University,
Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  We would greatly appreciate
it if you would mail us hard copies of any paper written utilizing these data sets. You can send
copies to: David Lublin, Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. 

Funding for the Federal Elections Project was provided by the Political Science Program of the
Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (Award
#99-85999).

Case Identification:
CID is the case identification number.

Geography Identification:
STFIPS is the State FIPS Code (36 for New York).
CTYFIPS is the County FIPS Code.
COUNTY is the county name.
MCDFIPS is the MCD (minor civil division) FIPS Code.
MCDNAME is the MCD (minor civil division) name.
VTD is the VTD (voter tabulation district) code.

Votes for U.S. President:
PRESTOT is total votes cast for president.
PRESDEM is the votes cast for Al Gore (Democrat).
PRESREP is the votes cast for George W. Bush (Republican).
PRESIND is the votes cast for John Hagelin (Independence).
PRESCON is the votes cast for George W. Bush (Conservative).
PRESRTL is votes cast for Pat Buchanan (Right to Life).
PRESLIB is votes cast for Al Gore (Liberal).
PRESFRE is votes for the Freedom candidate.
PRESWF is votes cast for Al Gore (Democrat).
PRESGRN is votes cast for Ralph Nader (Green).
PRESOTH is votes for other presidential candidates.
PRESBLK is the number of blank votes (undervotes).

Votes for U.S. Senate:
USSTOT is the total votes cast for U.S. Senate.
USSDEM is votes cast for Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democrat).
USSREP is votes cast for Rick Lazio (Republican).
USSIND is votes cast for the Independence candidate.
USSCON is votes cast for Rick Lazio (Conservative).
USSRTL is votes cast for the Right-to-Life candidate.
USSLIB is votes cast for Hillary Rodham Clinton (Liberal).
USSFRE is votes cast for the Freedom candidate.
USSWF is votes cast for Hillary Rodham Clinton (Working Families).
USSGRN is votes cast for the Green candidate.
USSOTH is votes cast for other candidates.
USSBLK is the number of blank votes (undervotes).

Votes for the U.S. House:
CONGTOT is total votes cast for the U.S. House.
CONGDEM is votes cast for the Democratic candidate.
CONGREP is votes cast for the Republican candidate.
CONGIND is votes cast for the Independence candidate.
CONGCON is votes cast for the Conservative candidate.
CONGRTL is votes cast for the Right-to-Life candidate.
CONGLIB is votes cast for the Liberal candidate.
CONGFRE is votes cast for the Freedom candidate.
CONGWF is votes cast for the Working Families candidate.
CONGGRN is votes cast for the Green candidate.
CONGOTH is votes cast for other candidates.
CONGBLK is the number of blank votes (undervotes).

Votes for the New York Senate:
SENTOT is the total votes cast for the New York Senate.
SENDEM is votes cast for the Democratic candidate.
SENREP is votes cast for the Republican candidate.
SENIND is votes cast for the Independence candidate.
SENCON is votes cast for the Conservative candidate.
SENRTL is votes cast for the Right-to-Life candidate.
SENLIB is votes cast for the Liberal candidate.
SENFRE is votes cast for the Freedom candidate.
SENWF is votes cast for the Working Families candidate.
SENGRN is votes cast for the Green candidate.
SENOTH is votes cast for other candidates.
SENBLK is the number of blank votes (undervotes).

Votes for the New York Assembly:
ASMTOT is the total votes cast for the New York Assembly.
ASMDEM is votes cast for the Democratic candidate.
ASMREP is votes cast for the Republican candidate.
ASMIND is votes cast for the Independence candidate.
ASMCON is votes cast for the Conservative candidate.
ASMRTL is votes cast for the Right-to-Life candidate.
ASMLIB is votes cast for the Liberal candidate.
ASMFRE is votes cast for the Freedom candidate.
ASMWF is votes cast for the Working Families candidate.
ASMGRN is votes cast for the Green candidate.
ASMOTH is votes cast for other candidates.
ASMBLK is the number of blank votes (undervotes).

Registration Data:
ENRTOT is the total number of enrolled voters.
ENRDEM is the number of enrolled Democrats.
ENRREP is the number of enrolled Republicans.
ENRIND is the number of enrolled Independence.
ENRCON is the number of enrolled Conservatives.
ENRRTL is the number of enrolled Right-to-Lifers.
ENRLIB is the number of enrolled Liberals.
ENRFRE is the number of enrolled Freedom party voters.
ENRWF is the number of enrolled Working Families voters.
ENRGRN is the number of enrolled Green voters.
ENROTH is the number of enrolled other party voters.
ENRBLK is the number of enrolled non-party/independent voters.

2000 U.S. Census Racial Data:
TOTP is the total population.

Non-Hispanics:
NHWH is the number of non-Hispanic Whites (single-race only).
NHBL is the number of non-Hispanic Blacks (single-race only).
NHNT is the number of non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives (single-race only).
NHAS is the number of non-Hispanic Asians (single-race only).
NHPC is the number of non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (single-race only).
NHOT is the number of non-Hispanics of any other race (single-race only).
NHW_B is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Black races.
NHW_N is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
NHW_A is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Asian races.
NHW_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHW_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and some other race.
NHB_N is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
NHB_A is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Asian races.
NHB_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHB_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and some other race.
NHN_A is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races.
NHN_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHN_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race.
NHA_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHA_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and some other race.
NHP_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race.
NHPL3 is the number of non-Hispanics of three or more races.

Hispanics:
HWH is the number of Hispanic Whites (single-race only).
HBL is the number of Hispanic Blacks (single-race only).
HNT is the number of Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives (single-race only).
HAS is the number of Hispanic Asians (single-race only).
HPC is the number of Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (single-race only).
HOT is the number of Hispanics of any other race (single-race only).
HW_B is the number of Hispanics of both White and Black races.
HW_N is the number of Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
HW_A is the number of Hispanics of both White and Asian races.
HW_P is the number of Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HW_O is the number of Hispanics of both White and some other race.
HB_N is the number of Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
HB_A is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Asian races.
HB_P is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HB_O is the number of Hispanics of both Black and some other race.
HN_A is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races.
HN_P is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HN_O is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race.
HA_P is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HA_O is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and some other race.
HP_O is the number of Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race.
HPL3 is the number of Hispanics of three or more races.

Voting Age Population:
TOTP18 is the total voting age population.

Non-Hispanics:
NHWH18 is the number of non-Hispanic Whites of voting age (single-race only).
NHBL18 is the number of non-Hispanic Blacks of voting age (single-race only).
NHNT18 is the number of non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives of voting age (single-race only).
NHAS18 is the number of non-Hispanic Asians of voting age (single-race only).
NHPC18 is the number of non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders of voting age (single-race only).
NHOT18 is the number of non-Hispanics of any other race of voting age (single-race only).
NHW_B18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Black races of voting age.
NHW_N18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
NHW_A18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Asian races of voting age.
NHW_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHW_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and some other race of voting age.
NHB_N18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
NHB_A18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Asian races of voting age.
NHB_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHB_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and some other race of voting age.
NHN_A18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races of voting age.
NHN_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHN_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race of voting age.
NHA_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHA_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and some other race of voting age.
NHP_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race of voting age.
NHPL318 is the number of non-Hispanics of three or more races of voting age.

Hispanics:
HWH18 is the number of Hispanic Whites of voting age (single-race only).
HBL18 is the number of Hispanic Blacks of voting age (single-race only).
HNT18 is the number of Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives of voting age (single-race only).
HAS18 is the number of Hispanic Asians of voting age (single-race only).
HPC18 is the number of Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders of voting age (single-race only).
HOT18 is the number of Hispanics of any other race of voting age (single-race only).
HW_B18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and Black races of voting age.
HW_N18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
HW_A18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and Asian races of voting age.
HW_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HW_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and some other race of voting age.
HB_N18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
HB_A18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Asian races of voting age.
HB_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HB_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and some other race of voting age.
HN_A18 is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races of voting age.
HN_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HN_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race of voting age.
HA_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HA_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and some other race of voting age.
HP_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race of voting age.
HPL318 is the number of Hispanics of three or more races of voting age.

